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Old 06-22-2012, 01:32 PM   #1
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How do I find out what SELinux File Contexts mean?

I know I can get file contexts by typing seinfo -t, but how do I find out what the contexts mean? How am I supposed to know what public_content_rw_t and public_content_t do?
 
Old 06-22-2012, 02:42 PM   #2
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'man httpd_selinux' ;-p
 
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'man httpd_selinux' ;-p
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
 
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